The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-14

an iceberg OF Cape Broyle recently and
sank half an hour later The disaster &C.
Cured while the vessel was attempting to
weather an iceberg. Five of the crew were
drowned.
THE Ameer Of Afghanistan has sent for
q British engineer to discuss the construc-
ton of railway from Cabul to Herat-
BRIcKLAYERs' Unions l, 8, 9, IA and %, the
Lathers' Union, the Carpenters and Join
ers' Association and the Stonemasons' Uni
on, all of Brooklyn, went on strike On the
9TH.
THIRTEEN workmen were reported seri-
ously and fatally injured by the caving in
Of the Swannona tunnel, near Asheville,
N. c., recently. The men were repairing
the tunnel at the time.
A FOREST fire was reported raging in the
timber land west of Port Jefferson, L. l.
Much damage was done.
THE places of the workmen at Jones &
Laughlin's iron mill at Pittsburgh, Pa,
who struck few days ago, have been filed
by new men. The locked out workmen
made applications to be organized into an
assembly of the Knights of Labor, but were
refused on account Of being on strike.
NEWS has reached st. Johns, n. B., that
the fishing cruiser Vigilant, when sailing
out of Beaver harbor, a few days ago,
sighted an American fishing vessel within
the threemile limit, and evidently after bait.
The Vigilant gave chase and gained on the
yankee" who refused to heave to even
when blank shot was fired. The chase
was continued, but the American vessel
soon gained the line and was safe.
A FRENCH man-of-war has been ordered
to Port au Prince, HayJi, at once, to protect
Z ha in nf
tween the Haytiens and the British.
THE Norwegian ship Prince Victor cap
sized at Bristol, England, the other day and
the captains wife and child were drowned
GEORGE SCHwAULBACn, a merchant from
Allentown, Wis, was found asphyxiated
in his room at the Dix Hotel, Milwaukee,
the other morning. He blew out the gas
before retiring, the valve being open when
his room was entered. His recovery was
doubtful.
Four thousand two hundred and seventy
three immigrants were landed at Castle
Garden April S, the largest number in one
day at this season of the year since Castle
Garden was first used as a reception place
for immigrants.
THE working of the Interstate Commerce
law affects jackson, Miss, very seriously
so far. All special rates have been with
drawn and the general tariff increased by
from five to thirty per cent. Numerous
complaints are heard on account of eXces-
sive freight charges.
A SINGULAR accident occurred the other
night on the Fitchburg railway at Prison
Point station, Charleston, Mass. A freight
train became derailed ard ran into a switch
house where the switch hands were sleep
ing. All of the men were injured, Law
renee O'Brien probably fatally.
THE annual banquet of the Union Veteran
Association, of Maryland. was held at Bal
timore on the Sth. Among the invited
guests was Mr.. Samuel Clemens, mark
Twain"
SINCE the prorating arrangements be-
tween the Western and Eastern lines on
freight from the seaboard to Missouri river
and beyond was delared off, the larger por-
tion of that traffic has been diverted away
from Chicago and through st. Louis, the
rates to Kansas City being from two TO
eight cents lower via st. Louis.
THE Chinese Minister at Washington has
received from the State Department a
check for $4,000, the indemnity voted by
Congress for the sufferers by the Rock
Springs, Wy. T., outrages year ago last
September. The amount awarded averages
about 500 to each Chinaman for property.
No compensation is paid for personal in
juries, though twenty-five men were muir
dered and many more manned.
THE Commissioner of the General Land
ONCE has recommended to the Secretary of
the Interior, for approval for patent, list
of lands lying within the limits of the Union
Pacific railroad in Nebraska, between Mid
way, In Dawson County, and Big Springs,
in Keith County, aggregating 3S1. 800 acres.
PATRICK MCCARTY was hanged at Fort
Smith, Ark, recently for the murder of
Thomas and John Mahoney, in the Cherokee
Nation, on the 10th of February, 1856.
BUSINESS failures during the seven
days ended April s numbered: For the
United States, 1913; for Canada, %; total,
223; against 223 the previous week, and 215
the corresponding week of 1856. Failures
in all sections Of the country were about
up to the average, except in New York
City, where the assignments numbered
only six, which were unimportant.
A MOVE is on foot to send on from Chicsgo
protest of leading merchants and shippers
against the action of the Interstate Com
mission in suspending the operation of the
long and short hanl clause at various
points. The special grievance was the sus-
pension affecting the route across the lake
from Milwaukee.